Middenmeer

Middenmeer is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 23 km north of Hoorn. Middenmeer was established in 1932 under the name of Sluis III. Nearby the village was a military airfield Middenmeer in WO II used by the Ie Verkenningsgroep of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Now Middenmeer has an airfield for light and ultra light airplanes, Middenmeer Aerodrome. On 1 July 1941, the Wieringermeer became a municipality and its first mayor was ir. S. Smeding. On 17 April 1945, the dikes of the Wieringermeer polder were blown up by the German occupying forces and the Wieringermeer was inundated. Middenmeer as well as neighboring villages had to be evacuated. On 11 December 1945 the polder was dry again.

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Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude	Longitude
N 52.808611111111 °	E 4.9983333333333 °

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Address

Brugstraat 54
1775 BG Hollands Kroon
North Holland, Netherlands
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